Dance Masterclass: Okaidja Afroso

“Jaku Mumor: Ancestral Spirit” 

March 27, 2025
5:00-6:00 p.m.
W&L Dance Studio

Singer, guitarist, percussionist and dancer-Okaidja Afroso is a true musical polymath. His evocative and soulful original music charts a journey from the traditional songs of his youth, through to an immersion into the music of the African Diaspora, integrating the influences and sounds of international collaborators in pursuit of global harmony.

Often performed in his native language, Afroso’s genre-defying songs convey a whole spectrum of experiences-joy, harmony, tragedy and hope-that embrace what he calls “the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit."

Through his distinctive style that combines various percussion instruments, vocals, guitar and dance, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, complex and contemporary African oral tradition to create an unforgettable and unique experience.